Ellis Tomb at Approximately 0.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Sennen is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1988. Tomb.
Ellis Tomb at Approximately 0.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Sennen
- WRENN ID
- keen-transept-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SW 357 255
- Coordinates
- 50.07084, -5.69476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ellis tomb, located approximately 0.5 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Sennen, is a chest tomb from the 18th century. It commemorates Ellis, who died in 1713 at the age of 35. The tomb is made of dressed marble and has a rectangular plan. It features a moulded plinth, panelled sides, a moulded lid, and an incised inscription on the lid.
Local climate
Ellis Tomb at Approximately 0.5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Sennen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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